Hi, my name is Annabel and I’m currently undertaking my internship here at GEMS Event Management. As a university student studying a Bachelor of Event Management at ICMS, industry placement is a mandatory part of my degree. I am extremely lucky and grateful to have this internship and to learn from the Managing Director of GEMS Event Management, Julie McGraw.
How does this Internship help with my degree?
ICMS has a mentality of hands-on learning, or
as they call it ‘Work Integrated learning’. The experience of being in a workplace and doing things myself, helps me to apply my studies to
real-life situations. As well as doing an internship, we also have practical elements woven into our classroom work. This allows us to learn as we go and troubleshoot any problems that arise, helping us later down the track.
Along the way, I am gaining knowledge about
the business side of events to help with the next
part of my degree and prepare me for work after
I have graduated.